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 Shiva.Antix
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 08:30:19
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Hello.

I'm just wondering if the Name "Cloudstrife" is available on FFXI.

I searched for it but couldn't find any of this on all servers.

Only Names like "Cloudstrifez" or "Cloudstrifex" etc etc.


Anyone know this?
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By Fairy.Azulmagia 2010-01-18 08:36:14
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I'm pretty sure they've made it so that trademarked names aren't available for use.

Although I do know a Balthier on Fairy.
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 08:36:53
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Sucks a lil bit lol.

Anyone got cool ideas for my Charname?^^
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By Asura.Severna 2010-01-18 08:38:25
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Depends on the Race/Gender... maybe even hairstyle...
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By Azulmagia 2010-01-18 08:39:34
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Asura.Severna said:
Depends on the Race/Gender... maybe even hairstyle...

"Topknotaru"
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 08:40:44
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Azulmagia said:
Asura.Severna said:
Depends on the Race/Gender... maybe even hairstyle...

"Topknotaru"

That means?
lol
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By Ramuh.Dasva 2010-01-18 08:41:26
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You can search on the POL viewers friend search too. Though it wont show people who are invis status I think
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 08:43:05
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Like Azulmagia said, I'm sure this Name isn't available at all. /cry :x
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By Sylph.Megumii 2010-01-18 08:50:02
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Even if a name does show up on ffxiah it doesn't mean it's still taken. I called my mule Midas and apparently someone used to have that name because they show up on here.

On the flip side, just because it doesn't show up on ffxiah doesn't mean it's available as ffxiah only shows people who use the Jeuno/WG AH and plenty of people have mules who never use those AHs.
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By Garuda.Hypnotizd 2010-01-18 08:59:42
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Use XxXxSephirothxXxX! You'll be cool, origional and get all the ladies.
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By Odin.Eirwen 2010-01-18 09:01:57
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The real question is, why would you even want a name like the one you asked about? There are already so many players out there with abbreviations of said name and other old FF characters.

Anyway, I'd say, be creative! claudstrife, cloudstraif, cloutstrife, xcloudxstrifex, mcoriginal...
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By Asura.Severna 2010-01-18 09:05:14
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Garuda.Hypnotizd said:
Use XxXxSephirothxXxX! You'll be cool, origional and get all the ladies.

Names from DBZ and other hit anime series tend to work well also. Gotta think outside the Final Fantasy franchise~.
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By Leviathan.Tealsic 2010-01-18 09:19:16
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Try...
Kimahri Ronso
wakka
Auron
Jecht
some chars from FFX ^^
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By Pandemonium.Eternaltriumph 2010-01-18 09:29:58
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Gonna be the devil's advocate here and say you're not getting any straight form of popular game or anime name. Eight years into a game, every feasable name is taken. My advice is be original, since people with XXNAMEYOXX never really get taken seriously. Especially with a name like Narutox. >_> Variations of names like Sepirofh just look funny too. ._.

Take it from me, I spent 90 minutes with someone I know trying a ridiculous amount of names ranging from .hack//roots (Alkaid, Tabby, etc) to Trigun (Milphy and a few others) to a few video games. Everything was taken except odd looking variations.

tl;dr, be original, mang. People remember names that stick.
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By Leviathan.Tealsic 2010-01-18 09:33:09
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Pandemonium.Eternaltriumph said:
Gonna be the devil's advocate here and say you're not getting any straight form of popular game or anime name. Eight years into a game, every feasable name is taken. My advice is be original, since people with XXNAMEYOXX never really get taken seriously. Especially with a name like Narutox. >_> Variations of names like Sepirofh just look funny too. ._. Take it from me, I spent 90 minutes with someone I know trying a ridiculous amount of names ranging from .hack//roots (Alkaid, Tabby, etc) to Trigun (Milphy and a few others) to a few video games. Everything was taken except odd looking variations. tl;dr, be original, mang. People remember names that stick.
Tis totally true im writing a book and made <me> totally up have yet to see another ^^
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By Sylph.Megumii 2010-01-18 09:46:31
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Pandemonium.Eternaltriumph said:
Gonna be the devil's advocate here and say you're not getting any straight form of popular game or anime name. Eight years into a game, every feasable name is taken. My advice is be original, since people with XXNAMEYOXX never really get taken seriously. Especially with a name like Narutox. >_> Variations of names like Sepirofh just look funny too. ._.

Take it from me, I spent 90 minutes with someone I know trying a ridiculous amount of names ranging from .hack//roots (Alkaid, Tabby, etc) to Trigun (Milphy and a few others) to a few video games. Everything was taken except odd looking variations.

tl;dr, be original, mang. People remember names that stick.

Not necessarily true, they would have been taken but it doesn't mean those players that chose "Naruto", "Goku" and whatever else all those years ago still play and you find no one else bothers to try them because they figure they'll already be taken. If an account/content ID is inactive or cancelled that name becomes available.
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By Pandemonium.Eternaltriumph 2010-01-18 09:49:17
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Negative, Megu. Only if the character is *deleted* is the name available. I can play for a week then cancel my ID. The name is retained until the server closes. Cancelled IDs are not name openers. I think even banned names are retained to the server. >_>;
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By Fairy.Spence 2010-01-18 09:52:30
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Sylph.Megumii said:
Pandemonium.Eternaltriumph said:
Gonna be the devil's advocate here and say you're not getting any straight form of popular game or anime name. Eight years into a game, every feasable name is taken. My advice is be original, since people with XXNAMEYOXX never really get taken seriously. Especially with a name like Narutox. >_> Variations of names like Sepirofh just look funny too. ._.

Take it from me, I spent 90 minutes with someone I know trying a ridiculous amount of names ranging from .hack//roots (Alkaid, Tabby, etc) to Trigun (Milphy and a few others) to a few video games. Everything was taken except odd looking variations.

tl;dr, be original, mang. People remember names that stick.

Not necessarily true, they would have been taken but it doesn't mean those players that chose "Naruto", "Goku" and whatever else all those years ago still play and you find no one else bothers to try them because they figure they'll already be taken. If an account/content ID is inactive or cancelled that name becomes available.

I know it's not very original but I used my own name (well, a version of it) on my second char which wasn't available when I created my first char.
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By Carbuncle.Dameshi 2010-01-18 09:54:59
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Garuda.Hypnotizd said:
Use XxXxSephirothxXxX! You'll be cool, origional and get all the ladies.
They've done studies you know. 60% of the time, it works, every time.
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By Sylph.Megumii 2010-01-18 09:57:54
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Pandemonium.Eternaltriumph said:
Negative, Megu. Only if the character is *deleted* is the name available. I can play for a week then cancel my ID. The name is retained until the server closes. Cancelled IDs are not name openers. I think even banned names are retained to the server. >_>;

Are you positive on this because I swear I heard people talking about changing their character names by deactivating their main char, waiting until the next month so it was unsuable, making a mule with their main char name, re-activating their char and they get prompted to change the name?
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 13:41:54
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Invaderzim is a great name , I'll take these haha ^^
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By Asura.Poupee 2010-01-18 13:50:50
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You should name your char. Poupees After me.
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By Carbuncle.Dameshi 2010-01-18 13:56:37
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We need more info in order to make a name for you. What race are you? What are your primary jobs? Do you like root beer? Do you believe that robots will enslave humans in the future? These are all important factors that go into the name creation process.
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 14:01:00
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Carbuncle.Dameshi said:
We need more info in order to make a name for you. What race are you? What are your primary jobs? Do you like root beer? Do you believe that robots will enslave humans in the future? These are all important factors that go into the name creation process.

1) Taru
2) BLM, DRG
3) Yes, of course
4) I believe that more than any other person here
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By Carbuncle.Dameshi 2010-01-18 14:07:23
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Possible names:

Onyxhydra
Bleakyteaky
Nukasaurusrex or just Nukasaurus
Jumpy
Jumpythetaru
Puffpuff

I'll try to think of some more ;P
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By Hades.Stefanos 2010-01-18 14:07:46
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Johnnylapdance is an awesome name, or Greypoupon.
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By Shiva.Antix 2010-01-18 14:11:03
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Johnnylapdance LOL this name is awesome LOL

Onyxhydra sounds nice
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By Carbuncle.Dameshi 2010-01-18 14:15:20
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Ebonmenace
Somberscooter
Raven (Add something that rhymes with Raven on the end if you want a taru-taru name)
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